Gun Violence in the United States

Gun Violence as a Paramount Public Health Problem

• The American Public Health Association (APHA) states that gun violence “is a leading cause of premature death in the U.S.” More than 38,000 individuals are killed by guns each year, and another 85,000 are injured.
• Already in 2018, the Gun Violence Archive has reported 52,422 gun violence incidents in the United States; 325 of these incidents were mass shootings.
• Since 1996, the Dickey Amendment has acted as a de facto ban on gun violence research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The United States as a Product of Gun Violence…

Gun violence has drastically shaped our attitudes and our political climate. The pervasive nature of gun violence in contemporary America is evinced by a map that is entirely constructed of gun violence incident points. Hover over map points to get incident information.